I'll Have the Muslim Meal, Thanks

American Airlines encourages passengers to pre-book their meals online:

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Why “kosher,” I wonder, but “Muslim” rather than “halal”? Should the “kosher” meal be “Jewish” instead? American, it turns out, is hardly the only airline to use this terminology. Don’t know why, but unparallel nomenclature always gets my attention …